[Bonus] A Daily Audio Journal of my time in Japan 🎙️✨ (Plus some photos!)

Well, my time in Japan came and went 😭 But I can absolutely say that it was a success and I loved every second of it. I was able to do about 80% of everything I had planned, but being super tired after walking an average 20k steps per day really made it hard to have the energy to do EVERYTHING on my to-do list 😅

That being said, however, I'm already missing my time out there so I thought I'd share a little audio journal I had planned to share with you guys! I feel like some entries are a bit more detailed than others and I think I even skipped a day somewhere in there, BUT... I do believe it'll be a fun listen for anyone who wanted to know what I was up to, as well as getting to listen to some of the background ambiance of the environments I was walking around in!

Oh, and as an amateur photographer, I also hope you're into my little photo dump so you can get an even better visual on the sights to go along with all the sounds!

✨ I also wanted to give another shout-out to the amazing work done by @Coreality (whose work can be found here) who drew up some amazing original artwork for me to use on this trip! Also, due to popular demand, I MIGHT MIGHT MIGHT turn these into a very limited run of stickers in the future... so stay tuned for that 😉) ✨

(GG making his mark on the streets of Tokyo)

(The view from atop Shibuya Sky)

(One of the many toilets shown in the movie Perfect Days where the protagonist Hirayama is seen cleaning.)

(Spot from Perfect Days where the line, “Next time is next time. Now is now,” was said.)

(One of the coziest memories I'll ever have from this trip was this super tiny curry place manned by one woman as jazz played over the radio)

(Bought these shoes in anticipation for Japan, and I gotta say they held up!)

(Watching Dragon Ball Daima air on tv was a special moment for me)

(This Panda was too cool for us apparently...)

(And then it got silly haha)

(A shot taken at Tokyo Tower)

(The stuff on display at the adult shops was wild!)

(Mr. Daibutsu here was made in the 1200's and I literally was in awe)

(Watching this movie with a packed crowd in theaters was other worldly)

(I will never forget the teenage girl who sat next to me and brought her plushies to whom she talked to as she ate her food. I'm pretty sure she was saying how good the food was to them -- it was the cutest thing ever)

(This isn't even like half of the stuff I bought! I ended up needing multiple new suitcases to fit all the clothes and gifts I brought back for myself, friends, and co-workers 😅)